Steve Leigh has woken up the Vail Valley on KZYR since 1992, and in 2021 he bought the station.
Career
Leigh became morning host in 1992 at the Avon station then on 103.1, which turned into modern rock “The Mountain” in 1994 and moved to 97.7 as “The Zephyr” in 2001. After Rocky Mountain Radio Group bought KZYR in 2017, Leigh purchased it in 2021 through his company, KNS Broadcasting, and kept doing mornings as the owner. KNS also owns KKVM 104.7, “The Mile,” which started in 1975 as KVMT, Vail’s first radio station.
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Vail Valley’s rock station moves to 97.7 as The Zephyr
Winter 2001 — Cool Radio, LLC moved the Avon modern-rock station from 103.1 to 97.7 and renamed it “The Zephyr,” KZYR. Morning host Steve Leigh, there since 1992, came along.
Morning host Steve Leigh buys KZYR
2021 — After nearly 30 years hosting mornings, Steve Leigh bought KZYR The Zephyr from Rocky Mountain Radio Group through his company, KNS Broadcasting. Rocky Mountain had paid $1 million for it in 2017.
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